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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes yesterday for my 77th celebration of birth ! Whenever Jesus came south to Judea, he loved to visit the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. He especially loved Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30, we find Jesus saying, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden light”. This seems Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One of my groupies has the best guardian angel ever created. His angel helps him make every green stop light and directs him through traffic. When he talks about his angel each week at grouping, the rest Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus is asked by the disciples, “who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over and set it in their midst saying, “whoever humbles himself Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today the Church venerates the holy service of three of the archangels. They stand out for their love for God’s holy will. St. Gabriel faithfully delivered the most important message in human history to Mary and to Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org There are times when I feel just like James and John in today’s Gospel. There are times when I wish God would rain down fire from heaven to consume those killing babies today in our society. I Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 9:35-38, Jesus sees the crowds and his heart is moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. He says to his disciples, “The harvest Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Thank you to all who attended last night’s Cursillo Dinner / Auction. It was a wonderful evening with lots of energy in the room. It was good to see so many of you in person after 18 Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The prophet Zechariah said that God’s people would live “as though in open country” and that he would always protect them. Today we know that this prophecy has been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. He is our Rock, our Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Luke 9:18-22, Jesus asks a very important question of his disciples – “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answers him ”You are the Messiah of God”. Then Jesus “rebuked them and Read more